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editorial
FutureGen is dead. Have the environmental extremists scored
big? Only time will tell.
It all started in 2003 with a great plan with super coal powers
such as Foundation Coal, Peabody Coal and others pitching in to
form the FutureGen Alliance. For almost five years, the
grueling task of selecting a site and gathering support rolled on
with seemingly unstoppable force. The big thing was going to
happen, a big positive for the coal industry as well as its
detractors. After all, we're talking clean coal at its very
best...>>more
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Buchanan
County, Virginia is one of the most remote, mountainous and
rugged parts of the Old Dominion, but the coal from Buchanan
County is among the best in the world. Although it's deep
underground, the world famous Pocahontas Three Seam underlies
most of the county, but the mountain-building process that
occurred millions of years ago, formed other low sulfur,
metallurgical coals as well...>>more
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CONSOL Energy has completed the first phase of a plan to re-open
Virginia's Buchanan Mine,
following its shutdown due to a fire last year. It is reported
that the ventilation fans are operating normally. The next step
is monitoring the underground atmosphere to determine if it is
safe for trained crews to go inside. The company’s 12 mine
rescue teams are on site and have entered the mine for
evaluation and repairs. The mine has 520 workers and produces
about 5 million tons of metallurgical coal per year. It is one
of the biggest underground mines in the nation and the largest
in Virginia...>>more
coal events
2008 EIA ENERGY DATA AND OUTLOOK CONFERENCE
DATE:
April 7-8
SITE:
Washington Convention Center
PLACE:
Washington, DC
SPONSOR: Energy Information Administration (EIA)
CONTACT: EIA
E-Mail: eia@doe.gov
COMMENTS:
Commemorating 30 years of providing energy data, information and
analysis. Two-days include more sessions on a wider range of
energy-related topics. Sessions include 2008 EIA summer fuels
outlook and 2008 EIA annual energy outlook...>>more
coal people in the news
M.
Shane Harvey
promoted to general counsel for Massey Energy Co., Richmond, VA,
and will continue to oversee legal matters involving
environmental compliance, health and safety compliance and
federal and state regulatory issues. He will also assume
additional authority over legal matters of concern to the
company, including coordination with outside counsel. He
received a law degree from WVU and before that worked as an
analyst for Goldman Sachs International in London. He earned a
B.S. in finance at VPI...>>more
product news
Horizon Conveyor Equipment, United Kingdom, introduces the
“RapidWinch”
– a one-stop device that can be used in nearly all conveyor
maintenance situations. RapidWinch is a light-weight, compact
unit that can be used in a wide range of conditions—whether it
is to change a single roller or carry out more complex work in
confined spaces. HCE has adapted conventional Belt Lifter
designs to create a two-part system that bolts easily to
conveyor roller frames and uses high-tensile straps to lift the
belt...>>more
worldwide news
Xstrata Coal Beltana Coal Mine in Hunter Valley in NSW
Australia, has selected Mine Site Technologies’ ICCL cap lamps
and digital RFID tracking system for its mines.
Initial installation of MST’s ICCL consists of 200xICCL’s Wi-Fi
RFID tag, 50x self-contained tags on underground diesel
vehicles, 18 dual wireless ImPact access points (directional
APs, and full AeroScout Mobile View user and management
software. Beltana produces over seven million tons of coal
a year and has strong focus on safety to support the production
and further enhancing safety at the mine...>>more
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